UPDATE: We are pleased to announce that a number of new books have been added to the RRL. Look out for the 'NEW' symbol! *
Further Reading
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Lord of the Flies |
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William Golding |
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A disturbing tale for mature readers about a group of schoolboys who find themselves stranded on a deserted island. They try to set up their own laws, with disastrous results. |
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The Catcher in the Rye |
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J D Salinger |
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Two crazy days in the life of Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old misfit, who has just been expelled from an expensive private school. Contains adult themes. |
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To Sir, with Love |
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E R Braithwaite |
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London, 1950s: Young, handsome and intelligent, E R Braithwaite is the ideal teacher, but for many of his students the colour of his skin is a barrier that will take time and patience to break down. |
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The Code Book |
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Simon Singh |
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Making codes and code-breaking is as old as civilisation itself. The secrets and history of this mysterious art are revealed in this fascinating book. |
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |
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Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Dr Jekyll has created a potion so powerful that it can change him into Mr Hyde, a frightful and savage brute who is capable of realising his wickedest desires. |
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The Great Gatsby |
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F Scott Fitzgerald |
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Charismatic, wealthy and party-loving, the ‘great’ Jay Gatsby is a mystery to all. This fast-paced story brings 1920s America vibrantly to life. |
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Nineteen Eighty-Four |
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George Orwell |
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In this dystopian nightmare the past is rewritten to suit the devilish wants of the Party and its omnipotent leader, Big Brother. Contains adult themes. |
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The Importance of Being Earnest |
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Oscar Wilde |
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Oscar Wilde’s classic play centres around two English gentlemen who get themselves into a comical tangle when they start to tell some very tall tales. |
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Into Thin Air |
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Jon Krakauer |
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The shocking first-hand account of an ill-fated expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest and its tragic consequences. Contains adult themes. |
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Dracula |
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Bram Stoker |
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When vampire Count Dracula buys a house in London, a terror that was once confined to the Transylvanian mountains takes root in England’s capital city. |
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The Lord of the Rings |
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J R R Tolkien |
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Pint-sized hobbit Frodo Baggins embarks on the most important quest in the history of Middle Earth: to destroy the One Ring before it falls into the hands of the Dark Lord Sauron. |
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Things Fall Apart |
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Chinua Achebe |
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Okonkwo, a Nigerian tribesman, is desperate to save his people’s culture and traditions from the influence of European missionaries. Can he succeed? Contains adult themes. |
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The Motorcycle Diaries |
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Ernesto 'Che' Guevara |
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In 1952 two young Argentinian doctors travelled across South America by motorcycle. This is the story of the adventures and mishaps they encountered on the way. |
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces |
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James Thurber |
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A delightful collection of short stories from one of America’s greatest comic writers. |
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Pride and Prejudice |
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Jane Austen |
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A wonderful, quick-witted romance set among the middle- and upper-classes of Georgian England. |
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All Quiet on the Western Front |
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Erich Maria Remarque |
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The horrors of the First World War as seen through the eyes of a young German soldier. Contains adult themes. |
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Metamorphosis and Other Stories |
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Franz Kafka |
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Imagine waking up one day to discover that you’ve become a giant insect. What would you do? A compelling, strange and classic collection. |
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Captain James Cook: A Biography |
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Richard Hough |
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From humble beginnings, James Cook rose to become one of the greatest navigators the world has ever seen. This vivid account of his life and voyages is truly inspiring. |
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
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John le Carré |
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British spy Alec Leamas has had enough of Berlin and the Cold War. But before he can come in from the cold he must undertake one final assignment. Contains adult themes. |
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The Three Musketeers |
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Alexandre Dumas |
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A rip-roaring romantic adventure that pits a band of honourable warriors against the might of Cardinal Richelieu’s guards. |
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New Selected Poems 1966-1987 |
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Seamus Heaney |
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The work of one of Ireland’s greatest poets is brought together in this wonderful collection, which will appeal to a wide range of tastes. |
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman |
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P D James |
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Cordelia Gray’s first case as a detective – a suicide – seems fairly straightforward, but the deeper she delves, the more perilous her own life becomes. Contains adult themes. |
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Brave New World |
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Aldous Huxley |
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The leaders of the world have created a ‘perfect’ society, free of war, hunger and disease. But the price of perfection is very high indeed. Contains adult themes. |
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Wuthering Heights |
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Emily Brontë |
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A powerful, almost supernaturally strong, bond exists between adopted street urchin Heathcliff and his step-sister Catherine, one so strong that it threatens to tear their lives apart. |
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Farewell, My Lovely |
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Raymond Chandler |
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A gripping detective story in which a private eye finds himself searching for a missing girl among the colourful characters of 1940s Los Angeles. Contains adult themes. |
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Heart of Darkness |
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Joseph Conrad |
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Ferry captain Marlow is sent upriver into the wild, untamed heart of the Belgian Congo to bring back Kurtz, a mysterious ivory trader who may or may not be alive. |
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On the Road |
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Jack Kerouac |
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One of the most influential novels of the twentieth century, On the Road is Kerouac’s unconventional account of his travels across the United States. Contains adult themes. |
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A Brief History of Time |
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Stephen Hawking |
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A fascinating book that attempts to explain some of the most baffling theories of modern cosmology, such as black holes and dark matter, in plain, easy-to-understand terms. |
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings |
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Edgar Allan Poe |
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A collection of poems and spine-tingling stories that will leave you thankful that the real world isn’t quite so strange . . . Or is it? |
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich |
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Leo Tolstoy |
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Ivan, a well-respected Russian judge, finds himself staring death in the face. During his long, often uncomfortable, wait for the inevitable he contemplates the meaning of his life. |
* Please note that the implementation date for the revised RRL varies between regions. Both the latest edition and the 2017 edition are available on the 'Download the RRL' page.
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